2025 Philippine local elections in the Ilocos Region

2025 Philippine local elections in the Ilocos Region
	Gubernatorial elections
	4 governors and 1 mayor
	Vice gubernatorial elections
	4 vice governors and 1 vice mayor
	Provincial Board elections
	42 board members and 10 councilors

The 2025 Philippine local elections in the Ilocos Region are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025.

Dagupan

Mayor

Incumbent Belen Fernandez (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term.^[1] She was elected under Aksyon Demokratiko with 55.80% of the vote in 2022.

Fernandez is running against Dagupan councilor Celia Lim (Nacionalista Party).^[2]^[1]


Candidate		Party
	Belen Fernandez (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Celia Lim	Nacionalista Party
Total

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Bryan Kua (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a third term.^[1] He was re-elected under Aksyon Demokratiko with 63.34% of the vote in 2022.

Kua is running against former Dagupan mayor Brian Lim (Nacionalista Party).^[2]^[1]


Candidate		Party
	Bryan Kua (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Brian Lim	Nacionalista Party
Total

City Council

The Dagupan City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

23 candidates were included in the ballot.^[2]


Party
	Nacionalista Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total


Candidate		Party
	Irene Lim Acosta (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Joshua Bugayong	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Danee Canto	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jaja Cayabyab	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Benedict Cayabyab	Nacionalista Party
	Tope Lim Chua	Nacionalista Party
	Alvin Coquia (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Leo Cuaton	Nacionalista Party
	Apring Dawana	Independent
	Red Erfe-Mejia (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Marvin Fabia	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Alfie Fernandez (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Malou Fernandez (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Michael Fernandez (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jek Palaganas	Nacionalista Party
	Tala Paras	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Dada Manaois Reyna (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Karlos Reyna	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Chito Samson	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jigs Seen (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Manuel John Sia	Independent
	Joey Tamayo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Mackoy Vinluan	Independent
Total

Ilocos Norte

Governor

Incumbent Matthew Manotoc (Nacionalista Party) was initially running for a third term, but withdrew on October 8, 2024, to run for vice governor unopposed.^[3] He was re-elected with 73.51% of the vote in 2022.

Manotoc was substituted by Ilocos Norte vice governor Cecilia Marcos, who is running against Joy Butay (Independent).^[3]^[4]


Candidate		Party
	Joy Butay	Independent
	Cecilia Marcos	Nacionalista Party
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Cecilia Marcos (Nacionalista Party) was initially running for a third term, but withdrew on October 8, 2024, to run for governor.^[3] She was elected with 92.77% of the vote in 2022.

Marcos was substituted by Matthew Manotoc, who is running unopposed.^[3]^[4]


Candidate		Party
	Matthew Manotoc	Nacionalista Party
Total

Provincial Board

The Ilocos Norte Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Nacionalista Party
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
	Independent
Total

1st district

Ilocos Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Norte's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Nine candidates were included in the ballot.^[5]


Candidate		Party
	Edison Bonoan	Independent
	Hanson Chua	Nacionalista Party
	Bong Crisostomo	Independent
	Junior Fariñas (incumbent)	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
	RJ Fariñas	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
	Saul Lazo (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Franklin Dante Respicio (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Portia Salenda (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Marlon Sales	Nacionalista Party
Total

2nd district

Ilocos Norte's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Norte's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot.^[6]


Candidate		Party
	Gian Crisostomo (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Medeldorf Gaoat (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Rafael Salvador Medina (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	James Paul Nalupta	Independent
	Joefrey Saguid	Nacionalista Party
	Aladine Santos (incumbent)	Independent
	Jonathan Torralba (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
Total

Ilocos Sur

Governor

Incumbent Jerry Singson (Bileg Ti Ilokano) is running for a second term unopposed.^[7]^[8] He was elected unopposed under the Nationalist People's Coalition in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Jerry Singson (incumbent)	Bileg Party
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Ryan Luis Singson (Bileg Party) is running for a second term unopposed.^[7]^[8] He was elected unopposed in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Ryan Luis Singson (incumbent)	Bileg Party
Total

Provincial Board

The Ilocos Sur Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Bileg Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

1st district

Ilocos Sur's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Sur's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Five candidates were included in the ballot.^[8]


Candidate		Party
	Maing Baterina	Bileg Party
	Janina Medina-Fariñas	Bileg Party
	Art Oandasan (incumbent)	Bileg Party
	King Rambo Rafanan	Bileg Party
	Third Ranches (incumbent)	Bileg Party
Total

2nd district

Ilocos Sur's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Sur's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[9]


Candidate		Party
	Juan Abaya Jr.	Independent
	Boy Gironella (incumbent)	Bileg Party
	Ben Maggay (incumbent)	Bileg Party
	Pablito Sanidad Jr.	Bileg Party
	Ericson Singson (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Fayinna Pilar Zaragoza	Bileg Party
Total

La Union

Governor

Incumbent Raphaelle Ortega-David (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for a second term.^[10] She was elected under Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan with 89.72% of the vote in 2022.

Ortega-David is running against La Union vice governor Mario Eduardo Ortega (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) and Manny Fonseca (Independent).^[10]^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Manny Fonseca	Independent
	Mario Eduardo Ortega	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Raphaelle Ortega-David	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Mario Eduardo Ortega (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for governor of La Union.^[10] He was elected as an independent unopposed in 2022.

Ortega endorsed Aringay mayor Eric Sibuma (Lakas–CMD) to run against former representative Thomas Dumpit Jr. (Nationalist People's Coalition).^[10]^[12]^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Thomas Dumpit Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Eric Sibuma	Lakas–CMD
Total

Provincial Board

The La Union Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Independent
Total

1st district

La Union's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as La Union's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Ten candidates were included in the ballot.^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Ren Bumatay	Independent
	Nikko Fontanilla	Lakas–CMD
	Migz Magsaysay	Independent
	Jen Mosuela-Fernandez (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Chary Nisce (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Jay Jay Orros	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Denny Ortega	Independent
	Gerard Ostrea (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Aaron Kyle Pinzon	Lakas–CMD
	Ernesto Rafon	Independent
Total

2nd district

La Union's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as La Union's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Ten candidates were included in the ballot.^[13]


Candidate		Party
	Cynthia Bacurnay (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Henry Balbin (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Martin de Guzman	Lakas–CMD
	Gina Estepa-Flores	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Jeferson Fernando	Lakas–CMD
	Tess Garcia	Lakas–CMD
	Alberto Nidoy	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Ruperto Rillera Jr. (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Christian Rivera	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Alyssa Kristine Sibuma	Lakas–CMD
Total

Pangasinan

Governor

Incumbent Ramon Guico III (Nacionalista Party) is running for a second term.^[14] He was elected with 55.61% of the vote in 2022.

Guico is running against former Pangasinan governor Amado Espino III (Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party).^[14]^[15]


Candidate		Party
	Amado Espino III	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
	Ramon Guico III (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Mark Lambino (Lakas–CMD) is running for a third term.^[14] He was re-elected with 61.45% of the vote in 2022.

Lambino is running against former Dasol mayor Noel Nacar (Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party).^[14]^[15]


Candidate		Party
	Mark Lambino	Lakas–CMD
	Noel Nacar	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
Total

Provincial Board

The Pangasinan Provincial Board is composed of 15 board members, 12 of whom are elected.


Party
	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Nacionalista Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Pederal ng Maharlika
	Independent
Total

1st district

Pangasinan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Three candidates were included in the ballot.^[16]


Candidate		Party
	Apple Bacay (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Ricky Camba	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
	Napoleon Fontelera Jr. (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
Total

2nd district

Pangasinan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Five candidates were included in the ballot.^[17]


Candidate		Party
	Philip Theodore Cruz (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Dondon Fernandez	Independent
	Manuel Merrera	Independent
	Haidee Pacheco (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Nikiboy Reyes	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
Total

3rd district

Pangasinan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Five candidates were included in the ballot.^[18]


Candidate		Party
	Shiela Baniqued (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Joseph Arman Bauzon	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
	Eduardo Gonzales	Partido Pederal ng Maharlika
	Generoso Tulagan Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Vici Ventanilla (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
Total

4th provincial district

Pangasinan's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 4th legislative district, excluding the city of Dagupan. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Three candidates were included in the ballot.^[19]


Candidate		Party
	Noy de Guzman (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Jerry Rosario (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Aldrin Soriano	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
Total

5th district

Pangasinan's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Four candidates were included in the ballot.^[20]


Candidate		Party
	Rose Apaga	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
	Isong Basco	Lakas–CMD
	Louie Sison (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Hero Sumera	Partido Pederal ng Maharlika
Total

6th district

Pangasinan's 6th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 6th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[21]


Candidate		Party
	Walter Aquino	Independent
	Noel Bince (incumbent)	Independent
	Sheila Marie Perez	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Ric Revita	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Rebecca Saldivar	Nacionalista Party
	Ranjit Shahani	Liberal Party
Total

Incidents

On December 7, 2024, Ponciano Onia Jr., a reelectionist councilor of Umingan, Pangasinan, and concurrent national president of Abono Partylist, was shot dead in an ambush.^[22] On January 25, 2025, Anthony Verzola, a reelectionist municipal councilor of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles in Vigan.^[23]

Notes

^ Includes 1 mayor.
^ Includes 1 vice mayor.
^ Includes 7 councilors.
^ Includes 2 councilors.
^ Includes 1 councilors.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gabriel-Galban, Jasmin (October 7, 2024). "Lim, Fernandez go head-to-head in Dagupan mayoral race". GMA Regional TV.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY OF DAGUPAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Adriano, Leilanie (October 9, 2024). "Ilocos Norte gov withdraws reelection bid, switches with aunt instead". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ ^a ^b "CITYOFLAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITYOFLAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITYOFBATAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b Cimatu, Frank (October 5, 2024). "Political showdown in Ilocos Sur averted as Vice Governor Ryan Singson runs for reelection". Rappler.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY_OF_VIGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY_OF_CANDON" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lazaro, Freddie (October 7, 2024). "Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union bets submit candidacies". Manila Bulletin.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY_OF_SAN_FERNANDO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ Bravo, April (October 16, 2024). "Region 1 COC filing concludes peacefully, no significant incidents reported". Philippine Information Agency.
^ "AGOO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Guico, Espino to face off anew in Pangasinan gubernatorial race". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
^ ^a ^b "LINGAYEN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY_OF_ALAMINOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "AGUILAR" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY_OF_SAN_CARLOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "MANAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY OF URDANETA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "ASINGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "Incumbent Pangasinan councilor shot dead". Rappler. 2024-12-08. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
^ Lazaro, Freddie (January 25, 2025). "Reelectionist municipal councilor shot dead in Vigan City". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[1] Includes 1 mayor.

[2] Includes 1 vice mayor.

[3] Includes 7 councilors.

[4] Includes 2 councilors.

[5] Includes 1 councilors.

[:0-6] Gabriel-Galban, Jasmin (October 7, 2024). "Lim, Fernandez go head-to-head in Dagupan mayoral race". GMA Regional TV.

[ballot-7] "CITY OF DAGUPAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[inquirer-8] Adriano, Leilanie (October 9, 2024). "Ilocos Norte gov withdraws reelection bid, switches with aunt instead". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[ballotlaoag-9] "CITYOFLAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[ballotlaoag2-10] "CITYOFLAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[11] "CITYOFBATAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:1-12] Cimatu, Frank (October 5, 2024). "Political showdown in Ilocos Sur averted as Vice Governor Ryan Singson runs for reelection". Rappler.

[vigan-13] "CITY_OF_VIGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[candon-14] "CITY_OF_CANDON" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:02-15] Lazaro, Freddie (October 7, 2024). "Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union bets submit candidacies". Manila Bulletin.

[sanfernando-16] "CITY_OF_SAN_FERNANDO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[17] Bravo, April (October 16, 2024). "Region 1 COC filing concludes peacefully, no significant incidents reported". Philippine Information Agency.

[18] "AGOO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[pna-19] "Guico, Espino to face off anew in Pangasinan gubernatorial race". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

[:03-20] "LINGAYEN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[21] "CITY_OF_ALAMINOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[22] "AGUILAR" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[23] "CITY_OF_SAN_CARLOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[24] "MANAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[25] "CITY OF URDANETA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[26] "ASINGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[27] "Incumbent Pangasinan councilor shot dead". Rappler. 2024-12-08. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-08.

[28] Lazaro, Freddie (January 25, 2025). "Reelectionist municipal councilor shot dead in Vigan City". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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